One of the beautiful communities of Gush Katif, before the "Disengagement" |
First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Martin Niemöller (1892-1984)
Before the uprooting of the Gush Katif communities, I never would have thought I would need to employ Niemöller's quote for Jews about Jews. But now, seeing my community on the list of those that will allegedly survive this proposed cut, I can only think that I must not be silent. Because in the end, they will come for me. And there will be no one left to speak for me.
destroyed "for peace," 2005 |
Katif, destroyed "for peace," 2005 |
Netzer Hazani, destroyed "for peace," 2005 |
Neve Deqalim, destroyed "for peace," 2005 |
גוש צ. שומרון
חיננית 906
חרמש 225
מבוא דותן 356
ריחן 196
שקד 653
סה"כ 2,336
גוש שומרון
איתמר 939
אלון מורה 1,520
ברכה 1,672
יצהר 1,053
מגדלים 140
שבי שומרון 803
אבני חפץ 1,547
יקיר 1,411
כפר תפוח 1,073
מעלה שומרון 767
נופים 471
סלעית 536
עמנואל 3,464
ענב 688
צופים 1,290
קדומים 3,918
קרני שומרון 7,002
סה"כ 28,294
גוש בנימין
בית אל 5,867
בית אריה 4,105
בית חורון 1,190
גבע בנימין 4,242
גבעון החדשה 1,307
גבעת זאב 12,643
דולב 1,308
הר אדר 3,752
חלמיש 1,150
טלמון 2,994
כוכב השחר 1,880
כוכב יעקב 6,453
כפר האורנים 2,332
מבוא חורון 1,677
מעלה לבונה 595
מעלה מכמש 1,363
נחליאל 454
ניל"י 906
נעלה 930
עופרה 3,039
עטרת 510
עלמון 1,002
פסגות 1,793
רימונים 654
שילה 2,466
עלי 3,005
סה"כ 67,617
גוש בקעת הירדן
אבנת 64
אלמוג 210
ארגמן 172
בית הערבה 113
בקעות 199
גיתית 316
גלגל 160
ורד יריחו 232
חמדת 155
חמרה 150
ייט"ב 251
יפית 174
מחולה 456
מכורה 166
מעלה אפרים 1,604
מצפה שלם 205
משואה 187
משכיות 60
נירן 65
נעמ"ה 130
נתיב הגדוד 181
פצאל 272
קליה 328
רועי 159
רותם 90
שדמות מחולה 540
תומר 310
סה"כ 6,949
גוש הר חברון
אדורה 253
אשכולות 611
חברון 606
חגי 555
טנא 679
כרמל 469
מעון 424
מצדות יהודה 419
נגוהות 243
סוסיא 945
עתניאל 717
פני חבר 370
קרית ארבע 6,904
שמעה 388
תלם 221
כרמי צור 804
סה"כ 14,608
גוש מזרח עציון
מעלה עמוס 388
נוקדים 1,124
תקוע 2,074
אספר-מיצד 377
סה"כ 3,963
סה"כ 123,767 יהודים
Elei Sinai, destroyed "for peace," 2005 |
8 comments:
So Sis is upset that I didn't post a comment even though the Yeshuv I live in: Shiloh and the surrounding communities consist of about 2500 Jews who see that this is the Land that G-D gave to the Jewish People as a Heritage forever.
The fact is that the Land of Israel is the ONLY piece of real estate in the whole world which the Creator of the World has specifically designated to be inherited by a people.
Ireland was not given by G-D to the Irish, nor France to the French, nor New Zealand to the Kiwi nor America to the Americans.
After the Prophet Joshua crossed into the Holy Land and conquered it, following G-D's instructions to rid the land of its inhabitants, Joshua placed the Tabernacle in Shiloh.
I live overlooking the site of the Tabernacle, which was Israel's first capital.
The fact that our Prime Minister is willing to talk about peace with Fatah and Hamas who have repeatedly stated that the only good Jew is a dead Jew.
Sisters, brothers it is time to say no more concessions to peace partners who don't want peace. It is time that Israel stand up and be the Land that G-D wants it to be. Governed by Torah and the connection to G-D.
Time for the non-observant politicians to get some of that old time religion and send the foreigners packing.
Hillel Levin
hillel.leib@gmail.com
It's been nearly 6 years since the residents of Gush Katif were removed from their homes and dislocated. The government has yet to meet all its obligations to some 9,000 people. How dare anyone suggest we do this again to over 120,000 people when so many of the Gush Katif families are still in temporary housing, unemployed and suffering from a range of physical afflictions and social setbacks?
R. Rosen
And some of these Gush Katif refugees are living in the very same communities being abandoned by Bibi.
Ruti - you say,
"... these communities must never be uprooted. Especially for hollow promises."
How an you even suggest that something MIGHT be worth their uprooting?! Even were they NOT hollow promises, uprooting Jews from the Holy Land is criminal, sinful and must not even be entertained!
Better you push for ANNEXATION, rather than falling for conversation your opponents WANT you to be mouthing!
Huh so what's NOT slated for removal?
Hillel: Glad Sis got you to comment. Good points.
R. Rosen: Thank you for keeping them "on the front burner." The disengagement isn't over.
ITV: Good point.
Sabra: I'll send it to you off-post.
...HaShem gave us the land, and we should keep every sacred teaspoonful of it! I do not believe that appeasement will bring about peace. Think about how well appeasement worked with Hitler.
Reading this list (where did you get it?) gave me a feeling of PTSD from August 2005. Only now, I know a lot more people actually living in these places, so it makes me even more ill to contemplate. On the other hand, Hashem runs the world and I have emunah - a potent antidote to PTSD.
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